Marshfield voters narrowly re-elect Shrand to School Committee

Marshfield voters re-elected Carol Shrand to the School Committee for a three-year term in the general election and elected Richard Greer Jr. for a two-year term in the special election Saturday, May 3, 2014.

Marshfield voters chose a familiar face for the School Committee in the town election Saturday, May 3, ushering in incumbent Carol M. Shrand for a fourth term.

Voters also chose a new face to join her on the committee by selecting Richard J. Greer Jr. for the two-year open seat in the special election.

Board of Selectmen Chairman Stephen G. Robbins was re-elected for a three-year term in an uncontested race as well.

Shrand was narrowly re-elected with 789 votes, or 51.5 percent of the vote, while challenger Heidi L. Church received 742 votes, or 48.5 percent, according to unofficial totals.

Greer received 671 votes, or 43.5 percent of the vote, in the three-way race for Kate Tracey's open two-year seat. Timothy J. Russo received 604 votes, or 39.2 percent, and Segundo Ramos Jr. received 267 votes, or 17.3 percent.

Tracey resigned effective May 2 to pursue a full-time teaching job next year.

In the uncontested races, Robbins was re-elected for a three-year term to the Board of Selectmen with 1,217 votes.

Tyler W. Nims was re-elected to the Board of Health for a three-year term with 1,119 votes.

Douglas H. Brown and Edwin C. Sullivan III were elected for the two open three-year seats for the Trustees of Veterans Memorial with 880 and 1,101 votes respectively.

Board of Public Works Chairman Robert J. Shaughnessy was re-elected for a three-year term with 1,153 votes.

Patrick J. Harring was re-elected to the Board of Assessors with 1,127 votes.

Michael S. Baird, who is currently serving as an associate on the Planning Board, was elected to the board’s open five-year seat with 1,149 votes.

Current Town Moderator James J. Fitzgerald won re-election for a three-year term with 1,255 votes.

There were no ballot questions in this election.

Town Clerk Patti Picco said that as of 2 p.m., the unofficial voter total was 888, or just under 5 percent of town's 17,980 registered voters.

An unofficial voter total was not immediately available after the polls closed.